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Lepromatous leprosy in an HIV‐positive patient in Spain
Author(s) -
MorenoGiménez Jc,
Valverde F,
Rios Jj,
Logroño C,
Rubio F Lopez
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00076.x
Subject(s) - medicine , lepromatous leprosy , leprosy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , dermatology , immunology
We report a 35‐year‐old HIV‐positive male affected by lepromatous leprosy which, to our knowledge, is the first case of its kind in Spain. The relationship between the two conditions is discussed.